Someone invented 'rage yoga' and it involves wine and swearing

'Rage Yoga' is an alternative to traditional yoga classes.Source:BodyAndSoul

Finding balance, quieting your mind, aligning your chakras and taking a pause from the busy rigmarole of daily life are all some of the commonly touted benefits of taking up a weekly yoga class. However, a new group overseas is quite literally smashing that stereotype and bringing a new type of yoga class to the American and Canadian markets.

Dubbed ‘Rage Yoga’, the idea of the sessions is that you can find calm (and get fit) by letting off steam – whether that’s swearing, shouting, or sipping wine between poses.

Sounds stressful? While Rage Yoga may not be for everyone, those that teach the classes say that they draw on traditional yoga practices – whilst helping people find calm in an ‘alternative’ way.

“Yoga itself actually means union… so union with yourself,” Ashley went on to say. “And that’s not always just super-calm, breathing, practising quiet time, like a lot of yoga places are.”

“We are all angry about something and we all have been holding onto an ‘F’-bomb for a little bit too long. So that’s what this does – is – it allows you to have a safe space to let go of your and frustration and rage in a healthy way.”

All Rage Yoga instructors are fully qualified and must have completed a minimum of 200 hours of yoga instructor certification in order to teach with the brand.

Rage Yoga founder, Lindsay Istace, came up with the concept of Rage Yoga after feeling, “really out of place” in regular yoga classes.

“The super serene and ultra calm environment works well for a lot of people but it made me feel like I was standing in a library full of gymnasts” she says on her website.

“On and off the mat, Rage Yoga is an attitude. Centered, confident and giving zero f*cks.”

At the moment, there are three centres which offer Rage Yoga – two in Canada and one in the US. We don’t know how long it will take for the classes to catch on Down Under, but we know that we’ll be signing up to try one when they do.

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